Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
DETECTIVE STORIES.
PECULIAR EXPERIENCES WITH NEW YORK
CRIMINALS.
heklSh Facts Detectives Do Not Enter in Their
Daines-A C~lsrgymahs Brothers Spree
Men Who Fool Themselves.
Neg York Hnald

that conservative of rogue pulling pre-
sided over by the late Allan PinkertoD, he
became Assistant Superintendent OF
Farrelrs Commercial Detective Agen-
CIV. He then, on the recommendation
of Inspector ByrneS, went to the
New York Hotel rs private detective, where
he remained, with the exception OF = short
trip to New Orleans, for the last SIX years.
During this time LarkinS has been con-
eerned in q great many eases tnat nave
gOne the rounds of the press lie was IN
AT the taking OF Bertha Heyman, the Con
fidence Omen: OF Dennis COreOran, for
the killing OF Dan Haughery, in Liberty
street. ON Christmas morning, two years
ago. i'm The famous Richardson and Stew
ems case of last January, when Larklns
and another detective were engaged by Mr.
Richardson to shadow the detectives who
were Shadowing him-when it was Greek
meeting Greek, as il were-and IN many
sthers. He was ION" the famous Adams
EXPRESS robbery ease, where he rendered
material service.
In appearance Larkins is short, power
fully made, with sharp, dark eyes and a
lOOK, NANN muNNA-AN AN- ~
neatly dressed. His hair on the top Is
prematurely thin-for he Is still q young
man. His manner is quick and decided
The hell boys at the New York Hotel ap-
proach him with awe, rs one deeply,
dlrkly and inScrutahly mysterious. They
view him from n distance much Is the
great Napoleon might have been gazed at
when emperor by a paltry subaltern-
OF course LarkinS keeps n ScraP-book Of
newspaper clipping, and many and curious
are its contents. But it occurred to me
Yesterday, when talking to him in the
hotel lobby, that some OF the matter sup
pressed must he to the full rs interesting,
If not more so, than what found its way To
the l pressed him a little on
the subject, and he admitted that l was
not mistaken.
~ will tell you one story that never
leaked out" said Larkins, with q laugh,
but of course cannot mention
There is in this city q famous clergyman.
Let us call him DIR. y. His brOther-ln-law
is 4 LAWYER. Now, the lawyer was stake
hOlder-Or perhaps referee would be the
better term-in y case before the courts.
The funds about which the parties
Ia the case were fighting were in
his possession. One night he took
a notion to go ont and see the
town. He saw it-and it SIw him-tO the
tune of lust one-half of the pretty large
sum he WAS stakeholder for. When he re-
allied the consequences OF that one nights
hurrah he concluded To stay with the boys
until he got square-Or broke. He started
in the next night and went broke. Lost
every cent.
Then the clergyman bro~theT-in-law
came to q third party, whom cannOt
name, and asked him to get me to try and
recover some OF the money"
did you:''
''YOu bet. / and another detective had
the money all right with the exception Of
a mere trile, inside Of three days. We
went the rounds after it day and night.
Some OF ID was blown in On the BOwery,
but a gOOd deal found itS way to Mike
Muray's old place on Eighth street.
Some was dropped ut AlSen'S, on Thirty
first street. There WAS a vigorous kick,
of course; but We meant To get the money,
and we did.
''Thc brother-in-law? Oh, we'll, he
Strengthened ont. and. rs tar rs ] know,
hFhtl Nll aAh Niltu- "ANhE tAN' "
clergyman occasionally drops in here, hut
never alludes To that little experience.
"A most amusing ease occurred once
Of n lady from the South stopping here.
She had a pOckethOuk filed with hank
notes. This she put in the top tray of her
trunk. locked the trunk, put the key in
the top drawer of her bureau, locked that
and then came down Ia breakfast, with
the KEYS ct her bureau and of her rOOm in
her pOrket. After breakfast she went mp
stairs to her room, found the kew of her
trunk where she had left it. and unlocked
her trunk. The money was gone.
Did she recover it2'
''Wait "A moment. She came down
stairs and made a terrible cry i'm the din
ing room, where Mr. CranSton was at
breakfast. Tie sent for me and | went mp
with her tn her room. There I make her
open her trunk. She showed me where
she hal put the money, hut ] told her she
must he mistaken and made her unpaCk
the whole ct its contents. AWAY ut the
b0ttum, wrapped in an old stocking, we
found the pOcketbOOk. I'll never forget
the look of blank amaz"mcnt On her face
when she picked it. mp. This il only one
of a hundred similar eases.
Now. there's General jim N, whom
Won know. One morning he came down
stairs and told me his watch had been
taken. | asked him when he had gone Ia
bed. lie said at II o'clock. Had he lett
the room? Yes, he had gone tn the hath
room ut :, and had left his watch in his
vest pocket. The vest hung over the hack
OF a chair. / then placed my open hand
on his vest and felt something hard. IL
WIS the watch in the inside pocket. The
general set them up, and we often laugh
when we recall the night he was robbed.
Zone day not long ago 4 yonng man
came here and registered from Ohio. Tie
carried a large valiSe. When his weekly
hill WAS sent in he took no notice of il,
and when asked to report at the office,
said ne would he down in q minute.
Instead OF that he came down To slip out
of the lad cs' entrance. l Just caught
sight Of his coat tails turning the corner
OF Wayerly and University Place. He
ran up the latter street and turned east on
Eleventh to the st. Stephens Hotel. lie
was comfortably seated in the Office, ia q
big arm-charm, reading \ weekly
paper when | came in, tapped him on the
shoulder and told HIM Mr.. CranStOn would
like tn see him. He said he was waiting
for a friend and couldn't eoIne just then.
/ told him, Excuse me, but il you don't
come | must take yOu.' lie consented
and Brought him back. He explained
that he was in the wholesale grocery bust
ness in the West, that he had friends in
the city and that il / would accompany
him he would 20 and get the money. l
went with him to y wholesale butter and
cheese house dow town and waited out
side while he went in. Ii was IN q base
ment.
''He came out with money and a check.
He paid mp and was allowed TO remain
in the hotel. In the course Ofthe week he
disappeared. His valise contained moth
ing but a few empty tomato cans.
IL hunted for him three OF four DAYS
and finally located him in 4 grocery at the
corner of Duane and Hudson, where be